Theresa may must be clearer about what she wants from brexit before the eu can start trade talks, according to the french president Emmanuel Macron. Monsieur macron said three key issues must be agreed. The rights of three million eu citizens living in the uk, how much the uk will pay on leaving, and the future of the uk irish border. Its the First Response by a european leader to the Prime Ministers speech yesterday in florence, in which she suggested a two year transition period after brexit, meaning the uk would finally break away in 2021. Brexit secretary david davis is heading to brussels for the next round of talks with the eu negotiating team on monday. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reorts. Theresa may came here to florence to try to unblock the brexit negotiations. With warm words about an Exciting Partnership ahead, a pledge to honour writtens commitments to the current eu budget, and promises to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, she hopes shes done eno
Edition of dateline london. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may must be clearer about what she wants from brexit before the eu can start trade talks, according to the french president emmanuel macron. Monsieur macron said three key issues must be agreed the rights of three million eu citizens living in the uk, how much the uk will pay on leaving and the future of the uk irish border. Its the First Response by a european leader to the Prime Ministers speech yesterday in florence, in which she suggested a two year transition period after brexit, meaning the uk would finally break away in 2021. Brexit secretary david davis is heading to brussels for the next round of talks with the eu negotiating team on monday. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. Theresa may came here to florence to try to unblock the brexit negotiations. With warm words about an Exciting Partnership ahead, a pledge to honour writtens commitments to the current eu budget, and promises to guara
Britains Prime Minister has tried to inject new energy into the brexit talks with a distinctly warmer tone in a key speech in italy. Theresa may says she wants the uk to be the eus strongest friend and partner, and has called for a two year transition deal after britain officially leaves the eu. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has this report from florence. Waiting, waiting and waiting. Its months since the Prime Minister gave anything away on brexit. And if youre in a hurry to disentangle completely, you might just have to wait some more. She came to florence to confirm that for as long as two years after were technically out, not that much might change. A period of implementation would be in our mutual interest and that is why im proposing that there should be such a period after the uk leaves the eu. Clearly people, businesses and Public Services should only have to plan for one set of changes in the relationship between the uk and the eu. So during the implementation period,
To world news today. North koreas foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal attack on President Trump. Ri yong ho called President Trump a mentally deranged person full of megalomania. He made the speech at the United Nations saying that mr trumps threat to destroy his country had made a rocket assault on the United States all the more inevitable. All this comes as us bombers flew off the coast of north korea. Heres a little of what the foreign minister had to say. Translation due to his lacking of basic common knowledge, and proper sentiment, he tried to insult the supreme divinity of my country by referring it to a rocket. By doing so, however, he committed an irreversible mistake of making our rockets visit to the entire us mainland inevitable all the more. None other than trump himself is on a Suicide Mission. Lets get reaction from our north america correspondent david willis is in washington. I suppose the main question is has there been reaction from washington . Not so far,
North koreas foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal attack on President Trump. Ri yong ho called the us leader a mentally deranged person, full of megalomania. He made the speech at the United Nations, saying that mr trumps threat to destroy his country had made a rocket assault on the United States all the more inevitable. All this comes as us bombers flew off the coast of north korea. Heres a little of what the foreign minister had to say. Due to his liking of basic Common Knowledge and proper sentiment, he tried to insult the supreme divinity of my country by referring it to a rocket lacking. By doing so, however, he committed an irreversible mistake of making a rockets visit to the entire us mainland inevitable all the more. None other than donald trump himself is on none other than donald trump himself isona none other than donald trump himself is on a suicide mission. Earlier i spoke to the bbcs north america correspondent david willis in washington. Anybody who had expecte